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the nasdaq was flat and the s&p 500 was better by about four and a half points. house speaker john boehner says he is not confident congress can reach a budget deal and avoid a downgrading of the u.s. debt rating yet again. moody's investor service says it will likely cut its rating on u.s. government debt by one notch if budget negotiations fail. a record $104 million being awarded to a whistle blower. they gave the government information about overseas tax cheats. he's credited with a reported widespread tax fraud at the bank. >>> mcdonald's saw sales rise the most in asia, the middle east and africa. mcdonald's says the sponsorship of the london olympics actually helped to lift its sales. a lot of time we seafood companies or whatever pulling out of sponsorship in sports arena. in this case we see it actually worked. >> mcdonald's making its menu country friendly. we talked about the vegetarian menu in india. maybe that's one of the draws. >> thanks, jess. >>> every year thousands of drivers blow past the tolls without paying. >> now maryland is trying to figu
the nasdaq was flat and the s&p 500 was better by about four and a half points. house speaker john boehner says he is not confident congress can reach a budget deal and avoid a downgrading of the u.s. debt rating yet again. moody's investor service says it will likely cut its rating on u.s. government debt by one notch if budget negotiations fail. a record $104 million being awarded to a whistle blower. they gave the government information about overseas tax cheats. he's credited with a...
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s bloomingdale neighborhood. the residents there are frustrated because this keeps happening. michael thomas says sunday was the third time his condo flooded in the last several weeks, and he says he has three and a half feet of sewage water filling his basement. it ruined appliances, furniture and the drywall. >> it scared me when i saw the water force that door open. i couldn't believe it. i was praying that it wouldn't push the door open entirely. there was that much pressure on that door. i never seen anything like it. >> storms also flooded a stretch of rhode island avenue, even standed a driver who had to be rescued. mayor vincent gray has appointed a task force to study the flooding problem in bloomingdale. and the d.c. water department director george hawkins says a long-term solution involves a new deeper and bigger draining system which will not be finished for years. >>> president obama toured the flood damaged town of laplace, louisiana yesterday. he met with people whose homes were destroyed in the flooding brought on by hurricane isaac. the. properly niced -- the
s bloomingdale neighborhood. the residents there are frustrated because this keeps happening. michael thomas says sunday was the third time his condo flooded in the last several weeks, and he says he has three and a half feet of sewage water filling his basement. it ruined appliances, furniture and the drywall. >> it scared me when i saw the water force that door open. i couldn't believe it. i was praying that it wouldn't push the door open entirely. there was that much pressure on that...
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s. >> 4:56. your weather first. we have showers around this morning, generally some light ones. as we head toward the middle of the day, more sunshine. it's going to turn hot this afternoon. isolated thunderstorm possible but most of us will be dry, hot and humid. 5:00 temp 87. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95 here in springfield, it already looks like volume forming both in the main and hov lanes heading for 395. once you're there, it's a smooth ride to the 14th street bridge. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:01. >>> 4:57 now. the money is pouring in from tourists visiting virginia. the commonwealth announced they spent more than $ten billion -- $20 billion in the state last year which is up 8% from the year before. tourism provides an estimated 207,000 jobs in virginia. >>> richard gere and susan sarandon are in a new movie that takes a look at a business titan whose webs of lies start to unravel. >> we have more on this film. >> reporter: richard gere is over his head professionally and personally in the new movie ash tros -- arbitross-- >> arbitrage. robert m
s. >> 4:56. your weather first. we have showers around this morning, generally some light ones. as we head toward the middle of the day, more sunshine. it's going to turn hot this afternoon. isolated thunderstorm possible but most of us will be dry, hot and humid. 5:00 temp 87. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95 here in springfield, it already looks like volume forming both in the main and hov lanes heading for 395. once you're there, it's a smooth ride to the 14th street...
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nasdaq was up by 8 and the s&p 500 was down by about one and a half. part of the reason nasdaq was up, shares of apple rose 10 bucks after the company invited reporters to a news event next wednesday in san francisco. we previewed this for you yesterday. if you were watching, word is am will introduce the iphone 5 or whatever it's going to end up calling the latest version of the phone. among the devices rumored, a slightly larger screen, faster processor and smaller dock connector which means they'll have to replace all the dock connectors. >> brilliant. >> absolutely. it's possible the new phone will also include technology that will make it easier for shoppers to make payments through their phone. >>> and mcdonald's plans to open its first vegetarian only restaurant in india. the world's largest hamburger chain says it's responding to customer preferences in the country. mcdonald's already caters to local tests. it serves a big mac made with chicken patties instead of beef. >> interesting. who knew. >> we're hungry already. >>> it is 4:43. it's humi
nasdaq was up by 8 and the s&p 500 was down by about one and a half. part of the reason nasdaq was up, shares of apple rose 10 bucks after the company invited reporters to a news event next wednesday in san francisco. we previewed this for you yesterday. if you were watching, word is am will introduce the iphone 5 or whatever it's going to end up calling the latest version of the phone. among the devices rumored, a slightly larger screen, faster processor and smaller dock connector which...
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we're going into the 80s, the low #s on. we may get -- low 80s. we may get to 84, 58 in a couple of -- 85 in a couple spots. the weekend is looking good. details coming up during 9news now at 5:00 a.m. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> a few people out and about at shady grove road but nothing to worry about as you head to the point where the lanes divide and across the american legion bridge into highsons. >>> the senate has -- tysons. >>> the senate has approved a resolution to remove abolitionist from the state capitol. d.c. statues of douglas are housed at one judiciary square. advocates for the district have long pushed for the statues to be moved to the capitol. the resolution now awaits presidential approval. douglas will become the third african-american depicted in a statue there. >>> yesterday the national cathedral was overflowing with people who came to say goodbye to neil armstrong. the first man to walk on the moon. armstrong passed away last month after complications from heart surgery. he was 82 years old. he will
we're going into the 80s, the low #s on. we may get -- low 80s. we may get to 84, 58 in a couple of -- 85 in a couple spots. the weekend is looking good. details coming up during 9news now at 5:00 a.m. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> a few people out and about at shady grove road but nothing to worry about as you head to the point where the lanes divide and across the american legion bridge into highsons. >>> the senate has -- tysons. >>> the...
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the s&p 500 was down by almost 9 points. hewlett-packard is planning to cut about 2,000 more jobs than it previously announced. that brings the overall number of layoffs to 29,000 by the fall of 2014. last month hp posted its largest loss in the company's 73-year history. thousands and possibly millions of websites hosted by godaddy by com suffered a costly outage yesterday. an anonymous hacker is claiming responsibility for this. godaddy.com hosts more than five million websites mostly for small businesses. >>> and toys 'r' us jumping into the tablet war. it plans to launch its own tablet computer aimed at children called tabio. it comes with 50 preinstalled apps and they're personally selected by toys 'r' us for children. it's going to sell for about $150 and will be on the market just in time for the holidays. it will be interesting to see how the market responds to this since there are so many other options. but this one you know your kids aren't going to get in trouble when they're on this because it's designed for c
the s&p 500 was down by almost 9 points. hewlett-packard is planning to cut about 2,000 more jobs than it previously announced. that brings the overall number of layoffs to 29,000 by the fall of 2014. last month hp posted its largest loss in the company's 73-year history. thousands and possibly millions of websites hosted by godaddy by com suffered a costly outage yesterday. an anonymous hacker is claiming responsibility for this. godaddy.com hosts more than five million websites mostly...
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highs only in the low #s on. right -- low 80s. right now here's monika with something with timesaver traffic. >>> how about a whole lot of nothing. this is across the 14th street bridge into the downtown area. there are a few people going to work but all lanes are open and no hov restrictions today. i'll be back with more coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, monika. >>> time 4:41. i am watching your money. i know this is shocking. wall street closed for labor day. you knew that. investors will return tomorrow and start preparing for the latest jobs report. the government will reveal how many americans found work in august. economists expect to see about 120,000 new hires and for the unemployment rate to stay around 8.3%. on friday chairman ben bernanke said the federal reserve will do more to boost the economy if unemployment stays high. those comments gave the market a boost. checking the numbers, the dow closed 90 points hightory 13,-- higher to 13.090. unemployment is a growing concern in europe. in 17 countries which use the
highs only in the low #s on. right -- low 80s. right now here's monika with something with timesaver traffic. >>> how about a whole lot of nothing. this is across the 14th street bridge into the downtown area. there are a few people going to work but all lanes are open and no hov restrictions today. i'll be back with more coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, monika. >>> time 4:41. i am watching your money. i know this is shocking. wall street closed for labor day. you...
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the s&p 500 added about 3 points. >>> the rumor is pretty much dead on accurate. you know we're going to talk about the new iphone 5. it's thinner. it's lighter. get ready because we're talking about it all morning long. the company taking the wraps off its new smartphone at an event in san francisco. it also has a faster processor, a larger four-inch screen. it will hit stores september 21 and it will start at $199. so get in line right now or else you're not going to get your phone. apple has sold more than 250 million iphones since it first introduced the one five years ago that started this whole thing. old iphones can hold on to their value pretty well if you don't know that. you can get $275 for an at&t version and about $230 for the verizon and sprint models for the 16 gig iphone 4f you will get less money for less memory or for an older model or if the screen is cracked. that makes sense. owners can also sell their phones on the websites gazelle or networth or game stope or you can get a store credit with apple. >>> facebook's stock rallies 8% -- stocks ra
the s&p 500 added about 3 points. >>> the rumor is pretty much dead on accurate. you know we're going to talk about the new iphone 5. it's thinner. it's lighter. get ready because we're talking about it all morning long. the company taking the wraps off its new smartphone at an event in san francisco. it also has a faster processor, a larger four-inch screen. it will hit stores september 21 and it will start at $199. so get in line right now or else you're not going to get your...